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The agreement also comes on the heels of the 50th anniversary of the Back to Batoche Festival, though McCallum noted COVID-19 precautions prevented in-person gatherings from taking place there. To be able to sign an agreement, . that s a great move because we ve been celebrating in Batoche for many years, he said. He said Batoche is a very sacred place for the province s Metis people; it was the site of the 1885 Battle of Batoche, which led to Louis Riel s surrender during the North-West Rebellion. Riel was eventually captured and hanged. Riel took a stand at the last resistance in Batoche, truly believing that we are self-determining people and we have the right to self-govern, McCallum said.
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The president of Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) says a new deal signed between the organization and Parks Canada over the future management of the Batoche National Historical Site this month is “a really good, historic moment.”
MN-S President Glen McCallum said the agreement signed Dec. 18 will explore “a full of range options” for the future of the site, which is about 90 kilometres north of Saskatoon. He said the deal falls under a broader framework the federal government and MN-S signed in 2018.
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